Japan’s Basketball Future Takes Shape: Teves and Kosakabe Selected for National Team Training Camp Ahead of FIBA 2025 Asian Cup Qualifiers
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We would like to inform you that #3 Umi Teves and #75 Yasuki Kosakabe have been selected as members of the 2024 Japan Men’s National Basketball Team training camp just before FIBA 2025 Asian Cup Qualifying Window 2.
2024 Japan men’s basketball team members announced for last<a href="https://www.newsdirectory3.com/window2-announcement-of-24-candidates-for-japan-national-team-notice-of-members-participating-in-the-training-camp-just-before-window2-fiba-basketball-world-cup-2023-asia-regiona/” title=”Window2 Announcement of 24 candidates for Japan national team / Notice of members participating in the training camp just before Window2 | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asia Regional Qualifying Special Site”>-minute training camp for “FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 2” (JBA official website)
Kai Toews
Uniform number: 3
Position: PG (point guard)
Date of birth: September 17, 1998
Height/Weight: 188cm/85kg
Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture
Alma mater: University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Taiki Osakabe
Uniform number: 75
Position: SG (shooting guard)
Date of birth: July 15, 1998
Height/Weight: 187cm/88kg
Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture
Alma mater: Kanagawa University
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FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying (Window2)
Tournament name
FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying (Window2)
Sponsored by
International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
round 1 combination
Group A: Thailand, Australia, South Korea, Indonesia
Group B: Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Philippines, New Zealand
Group C: China, Guam, Japan, Mongolia
Group D: Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia
Group E: Iran, Kazakhstan, India, Qatar
Group F: Bahrain, Syria, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates
*The top two teams from each group will participate in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025.
The third-place teams will be divided into two groups of three teams each in the second round, and a round robin will be played, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the FIBA Asia Cup 2025.
(Total 16 teams)
Window2 HOME GAME
schedule
November 21, 2024 (Wood) 19:00 TIPOFF
Match card
Men’s representative from Japan, Nikolai (No. 21) vs. Men’s representative from Japan, Mariko (No. 108)
*FIBA ranking in parentheses (as of August 10, 2024)
venue
Nikkan Arena Tochigi (4-1-1 Nishikawada, Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture 321-0166)
TV broadcast
Live broadcast on Nippon Television from 19:00 on Thursday, November 21, 2024
Live streaming
Thursday, November 21, 2024 Live streaming on DAZN and TVer
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Window2 AWAY GAME
schedule
Sunday, November 24, 2024 TIPOFF 14:00 *Japan time
Match card
Men’s representative of Japan, Nikolai (No. 21) vs. Men’s representative of Japan, Mariko (No. 80)
*FIBA rankings in parentheses (as of August 10, 2024)
venue
University of Guam Calvo Field House
broadcast
November 24, 2024 (Sunday) 13:55~ Live broadcast on BS Asahi *Japan time
delivery
Sunday, November 24, 2024 Live streaming on DAZN and ABEMA